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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Live from a Dojo after a Reiki treatment and guided meditation, with Ruben Zukowski, DJ, musician and Reiki Master,
specializing in global fusion and sound healing. I speak of my
experience this evening. This is a precious conversation that
covers the basic tenements of Reiki, various healing modalities with a
special focus on Ruben's musical talents.We feature live bells, gongs and bowls that reverberated throughout the dojo.Zuk
is full of life and throughout this interview, we are laughing
hysterically while speaking of deep spiritual truths, the power of
thoughts, words, music, chakras, arts, and culture.

[Holosync, Lifeflow, OmHarmonics – 3 Binaural Programs Reviewed.]

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Writing is breath to me, blood
pumping to sustain life. It is the air I breathe, the food that provides my
body with strength, the desire and passion that keeps my soul alive. Writing is
letting go and rebirth. It is release.

Writing is healing.

Writing is a positive force and I am
grateful I am able to write without fear of ridicule of what anyone perceives about the subject matter of my writing. In order to truly write, you
must bare your soul to the world, allowing the public inside your heart, soul,
mind and the most sacred parts of your being.

This is an immensely brave act.

Every writer knows that their
secrets, desires, dreams, loves and letting go, can be found in their own writing.

Get it all down first, free form flowing
thought, anger, sadness, happiness, love, every emotion you feel, every thought
you think.

Editing is for later.

If you cease to document those very
first moments the need to write strikes, you will lose what is instinctual and
natural as a writer.

Make sure your words set fire to cities
and nations, to hearts and minds, to the very core of every human spirit who is
paying attention. Make sure your words seep into the skin of the reader,
leaving trace minerals that sustain the ailing human shell.

The main purpose of writing is to make a point.

Your words must imprint the reader so
deeply that they begin to create and form different thoughts; quite possibly,
they may start to see, if they already do not, this crazy, beautiful, lovely mess
of a planet we exist on with new sight. Anything less is selling your own
precious soul.

You experienced all of that love, loss, pain, grief and bliss
for a greater purpose:

To leave your pages bloody.

Look around you. What do you see?
What are you ignoring? What are you grateful for? Use all six senses, and ones you do not know exist, and tell me, what do you hear?

Try it. Then write about it.

To
take the meat out of writing, the lymphatic fluid, the millions of veins,
arteries and capillaries selflessly pumping oxygen and blood that berths within
the lungs, to the heart of the artist, is quite simply, utter and irreversible,
literary death.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

The buzz-sawgrits and grinds,metal teeth rip skin,chewing and spittingparts of bones and marrow.

Fumes spew smoke-trailsfor miles,so all can see my death,my demise.

And no one seems to mindthat each tear into fleshis pain,and that the dustis my blood,falling onto the grass,laying there,as ifit is nothing.

My cries are not heard by humans,my voice is muted,but the sound of the buzzing of the saw,the heat of the bladeboiling in the sun,the sweat of the handsof the man,driving that blade deepintomyverysoul -

The core of this Earth.

Someone stop this -please, they are killing me,someone hear me cry.

With each buzz of the blade,my eyes grow more dim,my breath is caught.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

DNA Testing can determine if an adult is the biological parent of a child.

The non-invasive procedure involves collecting and examining the DNA
[your body contains as many as 100 trillion cells containing DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid]
of a small sample of bodily fluid or tissue from a child and potential
parent. DNA testing can prove biological grandparents, maternity, and
siblings.

There are various terms associated with DNA Testing such as Paternity Testing, Relationship Testing, DNA Profiling, and Genetic Fingerprinting.

The testing involves collecting cells found on the inside of a
person's cheek using a cheek swab. The swabs have wooden or plastic
stick handles with a cotton swab on a synthetic tip. The collector rubs
the inside of a person's cheek in order to collect as many cells as
possible. From there, the DNA from the cells are sent to a laboratory
for testing.

Paternity testing is the legal procedure that declares who the father
of a child is by providing genetic proof. For paternity testing,
samples from the alleged father and child are both necessary.

Paternity
and other family relationship DNA testing results are legal evidence
for child support, parental rights, inheritance claims, social benefits,
immigration, adoption and other circumstances when proof of a blood
relationship is required.

When experiencing all ranges of DNA testing, oftentimes the overall
well-being of the child is not the first aspect considered. Adults tend
to become absorbed solely in the rights of the parent and forget the
emotional effects that biological proof can have on the child and/or
children.

With parental consent due to the child being a minor in New York
State, a sixteen-year-old high school student in Buffalo, New York
agreed to speak to me in a ten-minute interview regarding the diverse
emotional and psychological effects DNA Testing, specifically Paternity
Testing, has on the child.

In this interview, which is informative and
personal, yet confidential, we speak of medical, emotional and
psychological effects of DNA testing versus non DNA Testing.

After speaking briefly to a child, we addressed diverse situations
that adults typically are not thinking of when they request and do not
request DNA Paternity testing. We covered various aspects of DNA testing
relating to medical emergencies, crime investigation and peace of mind.
Several key points from the interview are:

Knowing who the father is, whether biological, adoptive, or step, is
a truth that provides security for the emotional and psychological
well-being of the child.

Not knowing who the Father is can result in poor medical care in the
long term if a child presents with a condition that may require the
biological father to be of assistance.

Finding out later in life who the biological father is, can be
damaging, resulting in a feeling of betrayal of the trust of the child
in the parents due to believing someone was their father who truly was
not.

Knowing the biological father can positively affect a child’s sense of identity.

If a father did not want to be involved in the life of the child
and/or mother, Paternity testing ensures that the biological father is
legally accountable for supporting the child.

In the case of a sixteen-year-old male, if a female told him, he was
the Father of her child; paternity testing is necessary and the first
step in establishing proof of responsibility, care and well-being of
both mother and child.

DNA Paternity testing is essential and the smartest time to do this
is at birth or right after. This way, a child does not grow up believing
a falsehood and finding out the person they thought was their parent is
not.

Most of all, paternity testing can unite your family by giving
everyone peace of mind. Distrust, unless addressed head-on, can hurt
chances of having a happy and loving family. Rather than living without
knowing, finding the answers you need can deepen family bonds and ensure
that each child has what they need for a fulfilling life.

* * *

With parental consent, this is a 10 minute audio interview with a
student in Buffalo, NY, regarding recent studies conducted through Renovatio DNA Relationship Testing.
In this 10 minute interview, we speak about the scientific, medical
and emotional aspects DNA testing and non testing has on the child.
This is informative and personal, yet confidential.

For more information, to educate self, for further study and for testing please see: Renovatio DNA Relationship Testing that works with laboratories nationally to provide DNA testing. To schedule an appointment call 716-332-1633.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

“A park is a work of art, designed to produce certain effects upon the minds of men.”

- Frederick Law Olmsted

Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of the birth of
the modern environmental movement.

The year, 1970, was a time of
immense industry in America. Air pollution was at its height and there
were few if any, legal consequences to harming the environment. During
this time, a consciousness emerged that combined anti-war movements with
environmental concerns. The national day of celebration, founded by
Gaylord Nelson, was to focus on the environment.

On the first Earth Day, 20 million Americans came together in
streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy,
sustainable environment. College students and universities organized
protests. Grave disasters such as oil spills, toxic dumps, loss of
wilderness, and extinction of wildlife became a matter for the public to
consider.

This movement provided people with the awareness to become
active in the preservation of groups, societies and organizations
fighting to keep nature safe. The first Earth Day led to the passage of
the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

850 acres of magnificently maintained parks, circles and parkways is a result of the dedication of The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy,
the first nonprofit organization in the nation to manage and operate an
entire urban park system. The mission is to promote, preserve,
restore, enhance, and maintain the parks in the Greater Buffalo area.

During the late 1800s, Frederick Law Olmsted came to Buffalo inspired
by Joseph Ellicott’s street design. Olmsted created his first system of
parks in Buffalo, calling the city “the best designed city in the
country, if not the world.”

Today, more than 1 million people use Buffalo’s award-winning Park
System that includes Cazenovia Park, Delaware Park, Front Park, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Park, Riverside Park and South Park as well as
adjoining parkways and circles. More than 135 years ago, the first
landscape architect in America, Frederick Law Olmsted, implemented the
design and Buffalo’s Olmsted Park System is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.

As a nature lover and resident of Western New York and the City of
Buffalo, I am grateful we exist in a region rich with nature and
wildlife along with those that diligently support the park systems so we
can enjoy them in the busy-ness of everyday life.

When I am driving, I stop, park, and take a walk through
the numerous tree and garden lined trails of our parks. Some of them are
home to cranes and ducks, birds and squirrels, flowers and flora. There
are lakes and creeks. The parks are family friendly and clean, well
maintained, wondrous actually so much that oftentimes I am simply amazed
that in the middle of a city, I find peace. Peace within the treasures
found within the Buffalo Olmsted Park System.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

This was one of the easiest projects. It is similar to putting a puzzle together, calming like that. This turned out to be more of a protective shield for me and it can be decorated with anything when you are done. I chose to leave it as is in my photo above. The only photo not showing is after I used canvas varnish on it. Above is without any clear coat.

Cut the pattern out and lightly glue the 2 pattern sheets side by side to the flat cardboard so you see the pattern.

Cut out the entire pattern dried on the cardboard. This way you have the pattern to follow and a hard cardboard backing for your star.

Light and burn one matchstick at a time. Hold the matchstick at a slight
downward angle, rolling the stick between your fingers to create an
even charred tone around the match slightly beyond the tip. Quickly
extinguish the flame and place the matchstick on a heatproof surface
until it cools. Once you burn a few, you get the idea. This goes quickly.

Work in a well-ventilated area and
quickly blow out the matchstick to preserve the wooden part of the tip.
To conserve matches, light only 25 matches and use those up before
burning more as needed while you work. I also used small box matches for the edges instead of cutting the large matchsticks in half.

Starting with the center with the clean ends of the match touching the center of the star,
place the first six matchsticks onto the guidelines. Let that dry.

The photos below I use for reference only. My pattern has the printed pattern visible. Much easier. I just forgot to take photos as I worked. I also tweaked this to my own liking.

Move onto the "A" area on the pattern. Fill in one entire side of the star. Leave
the edges for last. This way you can see what you are creating as you work instead
of following the pattern blindly in alphabetic order.

I just brushed glue on each lettered area as I worked on that one area and placed the matches in line. The glue dries clear so you do not have to worry about making a mess or mistake.

Keep looking at the photos to make sure you are placing the matches in the correct direction. The only matches I placed in different directions from the rest is the center. It looked better this way. It gave shadow and a 3-d effect to one major light area.

Below, the photo shows you to reverse the small matches on the out-most edges. I chose not to. It looks better all going in the same direction to me.

Keep going until you are done. If you mess up or do not like how something looks, it is easy to remove the matches and fix something. It is only white glue you are using.

When you get to the edges, there may be extra cardboard sticking out. This is where small box matches fit perfectly instead of cutting the large matches in half. You will see as you get closer to finishing. This part needs to be last.

There may be edges left bare where you have to cut the small matches in half to cover cardboard. I made my own design and just rolled with it at the end.As long as all cardboard is covered and you like it, that is all that matters.

Be careful to not get the sticks themselves dirty. This turned out so amazing, it looks astounding on my wall.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

WHAT: Minority owned business focusing on the
psychological, scientific and medical need for DNA testing in this region with
specific calls to action and a main focus on the health and well being of all
involved, especially the children.

Yves-Richard Blanc, entrepreneur and consistent supporter of community,
first came to Buffalo in 2004 after hearing Mayor Byron Brown give a
speech in New York City about minority business owners and opportunities in
Buffalo. Yves came to the U.S. at 8 years old from Haiti, his family
moving to Montreal, then Brooklyn. Yves attended the Fashion Institute of Technology
in Manhattan studying commercial photography and advertising. For the 30 years,
he has worked in sales and management 15 of those years in health care.

Today,
Yves-Richard Blanc is a forerunner in providing not only services needed for
Western New York and Buffalo communities, but as a minority business leader
creating opportunities for employment, education, health and well being for our
families.

They
provide testing to private individuals, law enforcement and legal
representatives to resolve paternity disputes, establish child custody, assist
with immigration claims, identify rightful heirs, assist with the adoption
process and much more.

Their mission is to
educate donors about their rights and provide them with resources necessary
through the DNA collection process by providing excellent family centered
service through compassion, competence and in an environment that meets or
exceeds the expectations of those we serve and educate.